by Denise Vega | October 6, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Even though I’ve published four novels, I did not do any kind of pre-planning when I wrote them. I just got the idea and dove in, stalling, restarting, taking long detours as I figured out the story and my characters. I may still do a lot of wandering with this...
by Denise Vega | September 29, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
So last week my big plan was to write about the RMC-SCBWI Conference on Sept 17-18. And then a friend invited me to an all day silent yoga and meditation retreat in Estes Park on Thursday. My first reaction was “Yay! Cool!” My second reaction was:...
by Denise Vega | September 15, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Today I was having lunch with a friend and was telling her about the ups and downs of the YA I’ve been working on for over five years. If you’ve been with me awhile, you know all about my trials, tribulations, breakthroughs and milestone successes. I...
by Denise Vega | September 8, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Gloria Estefan’s song, “Coming Out of the Dark,” jumped into my mind yesterday, though curiously, I was singing “Coming Into the Light” to the tune of “Coming Out of the Dark.” I only saw my error when I went online to...
by Denise Vega | September 1, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
So last week I was in an unmotivated place due to lots of changes and a general feeling of malaise, which doesn’t happen to me very often. We got Rayanne all moved in at USD and were thrilled with the size of her room and the sheer beauty of that campus. Her...